Theme

friendship

Dirrarn

We first met Mia in Black Cockatoo, as she navigated her way through culture, Country and familial …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2023

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Dragonkeeper

The first book in the internationally award-winning Dragonkeeper series, now a major motion picture …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Carole Wilkinson Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2003

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Bear and Rat

A powerful and uplifting story about loving friendship, even through the hardest of times. Bear …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Christopher Cheng Illustrator: Stephen Michael King Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2021

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The Truck Cat

The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. …

Year: Foundation, Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Deborah Frenkel Illustrator: Danny Snell Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2024

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Once There Was A Boy

The whimsical story of a little boy with a broken heart who meets a young girl who shares his secret…

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Dub Leffler Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2011

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Miss Peabody’s Inheritance

"Elizabeth Jolley joins the handful of Australian writers of whom it may be said that their books …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Elizabeth Jolley Publisher: UQP Published year: 1980

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His Name Was Walter

The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Emily Rodda Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2018

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Crocodile Beat

Watch out, animals! Mean croc's about! And he's got one thing on his mind ... DINNER! This …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Gail Jorgensen Illustrator: Patricia Mullins Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 1988

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The Divine Wind

Set against the backdrop of World War II, four teens growing up in the pearling town of Broome …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Garry Disher Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 1998

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The Eleventh Hour

Dive into an enigmatic world crafted by Graeme Base, the acclaimed author and illustrator of …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Graeme Base Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1988

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